The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-07-09
OJEFR SrYLrS OF DRESSING HAIR.
Youths Compauion.i

Marie Antoine had passion for in
PRODUCING extraordinary fashions in
head-dress. One structure for the
head, OF her invention, was 45 ilches
In height and was comp ed Of many
yards Of gauze aud ribbon. From the
folds sprang punches Of -oses, and the
entire edifice was surmounted by a
waving plume of white feathers. "This
is no daughter Of mine ~ exclaimed
Maria Theresa, her mother and EN-.
press of Austria, on receiving the por-
trait of her daughter. "Some mistake
has occurred this is the portrait of an
actress"
The Duchesse de Chartres, deter
tres, determined TO surpass the Queen
in the height of her headdress, invent
ed Que two inches higher. 1t was
made up of many piumes waving at
the top OF "a tower. Two waxen figo
CURES, representing the little C,mte de
Beaujolais Che brother of Louis
Philippe) in his nurses arms, were
worn as ornaments,
Beside them W. "a parrot picking at
Il plate of cherries and, reclining at
the nurso's feet, was the waXen figure
Of black boy. On different parts OF
the tower were the initials of her hus-
band, her father, her father,in-law,
formed with their hair.
France and England were at war, the
American colonies being the cause. In
a naval engagement the French lrigate
Licorne struck her flag, but the Belle
Pouie, another French vessel, clippfed
the Hector, an English man-of-war.
hn ISrny, y,
to board, two English vessels bore
down to their consort's assistance, and
the Belle Pouie sailed away. The
English fleet returned 10 Plymouth
with two prizes, the Licolne and a
French lugger.
The French, though they had |, t
frigate, proclaimed Il naval victory.
The Queen and their ladies expressed
their feeling by wearing head-dresses
representing the Belle PouIe under
full sail, pIowing tho sea of green
gauzn in pursuit of the English ffigate.
1t was known as the uCoiffure Belle
POufp."
The wife OF an English officer, living
in Paris, dceming the head dress a
lying insult to the British navy, deter
mined TO resent it openly. AT the next
public festival she appeared, carrying
Oh her head five English ltnc-of- battle
ships, a French frigate and a lugger.
AT the back an arrangement OF silk
and gauze represented the Plymouth
harbor, into which the English ships
with their prizes were entering. A
steamer bearing the ships name was
attached to each vessel, ana on the edi-
~ IL
ouih in Sliiiering beads.
The audacity Of the spirited British
woman struck every one dumb, end
the chief of police invited her TO take
an early opportunity Of crc Ssing the
I 'Ontier.
The prosperity Of the South has been
greater during the past two years than
in any previous years since the war.
These two yea,s have been the first
time in that period when there hes
been a Democratic administration in
Washington. 1t would OF course be
absurd to attribute the recent pre- per
ity solely to the election Of Cleveland,
but the Republicans 50 long insisted
that everything good W. due to the
national administration that they can
not rec 3onably complain if the Demo.
cratic organs and siump-speakers now
fo"ow their example. 1t is going to
be hard next year 10 persuade the
Southern voters, either white or black
that they would gain anything by
cicctjng Republican President, when
all candid observers agree that both
races have made greater progress under
a Democratic President than they evel
did before. .-Ne,c YOrk Eceniny Post.
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